UT Regents Approve 5-year $25 Million Contract for Charlie Strong

Charlie Strong at a press conference announcing his hire as the Longhorns' head football coach.

Spencer Selvidge for KUT News

It's official: University of Texas Regents approved Charlie Strong's contract today. Strong will be paid $25.4 million over 5 years — $5 million per year with a $100,000 bonus available after every year.

In addition, the University of Texas Athletic Department will pay the University of Louisville $4.375 million to buyout Strong's contract with the university. The contract includes tiered bonuses, including a $25,000 bonus for both reaching and winning a non-major bowl game, a minimum $25,000 bonus for reaching a cumulative GPA of 2.9 among student athletes and a 2 percent salary bonus for placing in the college football top ten.

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